Method of finishing the mouths of the animal-heads of skin rugs.



No. 880,919. PATENTBD MAB. 3, 1908. H. A. REIOH.

METHOD OF FINISHING THE MOUTHS OF THE ANIMAL HEAD S 0F SKIN HUGS.

' APPLICATION FILED AUG. 31, 1907 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HAROLD A. REIGI-I, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO R. REIOH & SON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A COPARTNERSHIP.

METHOD OF FINISHING THE MOUTHS OF THE ANIMAL-HEADS OF SKIN BUGS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 3, 1908.

Application filed August 31, 1907. Serial No. 390,986.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HAROLD A. Enron, a citizen of the United States, residing at the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in the Method of Finishing the Mouths of the Animal-Heads of Skin Rugs,

of which the following is a specification.

Skin floor rugs are frequently made com plete with the head of the animal with the mouth wide open, showing the tongue and teeth. The skin of the head is drawn over a form of suitable material and the open mouth artificially formed is made to simulate as nearly as possible the mouth of the animal in life. This is produced by surfacing the foundation or form with wax laid on hot with a brush, in which there is a coloring material to imitate nature. I have found in practice, great difficulty in getting an even coating of the wax in the mouth and over the surface of the tongue and teeth and in preventing brush marks which show to the detriment of the work, and the object of my invention is to overcome these disadvantages.

In the method employed by me in carrying out my invention, I provide a sleeve like mask which fits the open mouth around the gums and is made of suitable plastic material molded to snugly fit the lips and I connect this sleeve to the lips in any desired manner to form a tight oint. I then take a ladle of hot Wax colored the desired tint and holding the head and sleeve in an upright position, pour the melted wax into the sleeve and mouth, holding the head and sleeve thus for a moment to give the surface of the mouth, tongue, teeth and gums a coating of wax chilled thereon. I then quickly overturn the head and mask and pour out all of the hot wax that has failed to adhere within the mouth. Should this coating not be sufficient, I repeat the operation at least a second time the mask is then removed in any desired manner and the exposed edge of the lips portion of the mouth is then surfaced with wax in any desired manner. The sleeve or mask may be made slightly larger than the mouth and adapted to be sealed against the surface of the head covered by the skin in the finished rug, in which event a surface of Wax will be imparted to the entire portion of the mouth exposed in the finished rug and when the mask is removed, the skin may be drawn over the portion of the form or foundation to which it is to be attached.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view representing the head and front portion of a skin rug, showing the sleeve or mask by which the method of my invention is performed. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section through the head and mouth and said sleeve, and Fig. 3 is a vertical central section through the sleeve or mask alone.

a represents the skin rug, a the fore feet portion of the same and b the head.

0 represents the open mouth, 0 the tongue in a bent form, 0 the teeth, 0 the gums, and c the lips.

(Z d represent the sleeve or mask of any suitable composition material; this is cut at the top and bottom for the rounded front of the jaws and is extended at the sides d to fit the lips to the corners of the mouth and said sleeve or mask is to be fastened in position within the skin or hair line of the rug, as shown in Fig. 1, in any desired manner. I then take melted wax, preferably colored with the desired color to imitate nature, and holding the head and sleeve in an u right position, dip the hot wax up with a ladle and pour the same into the sleeve and mouth and fill the same up to a point beyond the gums, and I hold it there for a moment until a layer of the wax is set by chilling upon the surface of the mouth, tongue, teeth and gums and I then turn the same over quickly and pour out all of the hot wax that has not adhered; the surface is then allowed to cool and if suflicient wax is not de osited in a smooth layer to cover the foun ation of the head, I a second time hold the head and sleeve in an upright position and pour more hot wax into the mouth so as to de osit therein a second coating of wax, the ba ance being poured out upon turning the head and sleeve over into the reverse position. This operation may be repeated as many times as is necessary in order to produce a coating of the desired thickness, which when hardened, is perfectly smooth and even showing no evidence of roughness or wrinkles or any evi dence of the manner in which the same Was performed. The mouth of a skin rug finished in this Way is a great improvement upon the former method of applying the hot Wax With a brush and even tends to enhance the value of skin rugs finished in this manner.

I claim as my invention:

1. The method herein specified of finishing the mouths of animal heads of skin rugs, the same consisting in applying asuitable sleeve or mask around the open contour of the mouth, holding the head and sleeve in an upright position, filling the same with Wax in a melted condition, holding the same therein momentarily and then turning over the head and sleeve and pouring out all of the hot WaX that does not adhere as a linin 2. The method herein specified of finishing the mouths of animal heads of skin rugs, the same consisting in applying a suitable sleeve or mask around the open contour of the mouth, holding the head and sleeve in an upright position, filling the same With Wax in a melted condition, holding the same therein momentarily and then turning over the head and sleeve and pouring out all of the Wax that does not adhere as a lining, and repeating the operation so performed until the layers of ax depositec Within the mouth are of the desired thickness.

3. The method herein specified of finishing the mouths of animal heads of skin rugs, the

same consisting in taking a sleeve or mask of plastic material and fitting the same around the mouth Within the hair line of the skin rug, fastening the same in position, holding the head and sleeve in a substantially upright position and pouring into the sleeve and mouth Wax in a melted condition, holding the same momentarily to permit a layer to chill against and deposit upon the surface of the mouth, tongue, teeth and gums, then turning over the head and pouring out all of the hot Wax that does not adhere as a lining Within the mouth.

4. The method. herein specified of finishing the mouths of animal heads of skin rugs, the same consisting in taking a sleeve or mask of plastic material and fitting the same around the mouth Within the hair line of the skin rug, fastening the same in position, holding the head and sleeve in a substantially upright position and pouring into the sleeve and mouth Wax in a melted condition, holding the same therein momentarily to permit a layer to chill against and deposit upon the surface of the mouth, tongue, teeth and gums then turning over the head and pouring out all of the hot -Wax that does not adhere as a lining Within the mouth, and repeating the operation so performed until the layers of Wax depositec Within the mouth are of the desired thickness.

5. The method herein specified of finishing the mouths of animal heads of skin rugs, the same consisting in taking a sleeve or mask of plastic material and fitting the same around the mouth Within the hair line of the skin rug, fastening the same in position, holding the head and sleeve in a substantially upright position and pouring into the sleeve and mouth, Wax in a melted condition, holding the same therein momentarily to permit a layer to chill against and deposit upon the surface of the mouth, tongue, teeth and gums, then turning over the head and pouring out all of the hot Wax that does not adhere as a lining Within the mouth and removing the sleeve or mask and finishing the surface of the foundation previously occupied by the edges of the mask. I

Signed by me this 19th day of August,

HAROLD A. REIOH. Witnesses:

GEO. T. PINCKNE BERTI-IA M. ALLEN. 

